It was a sea.
Suddenly, a clear, jade-green sea appeared in the dark and desolate world. The seawater was pure, reflecting the seven black mountains.
Xiao Chen arrived at the seaside. Then, he revealed a contemplative expression, remaining silent.
Before he came, he had heard that a sea of bitterness was at the edge of this world.
The Hidden Spirit Temple disciples on experiential training here could not advance any further after reaching this place.
While there were temple rules, the greater reason was that they could not go out.
This sea was known as the sea of bitterness.
The Buddhists said that the sea of bitterness was boundless. Since it was boundless, one naturally could not go out.
The seven sufferings of the world were birth, old age, illness, death, hatred, love, separation, and unattainable. This vast sea gathered boundless suffering.
Once, Xiao Chen had faced a sea of bitterness in the Kunlun Realm. That sea of bitterness had a headless Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva.
There were saber lights left by the Qing Emperor and countless aggrieved spirits and malicious ghosts lingering in the sea of bitterness in agony.
Xiao Chen was no stranger to the sea of bitterness.
However, the sea of bitterness before him was different from the one he saw in the Kunlun Realm. Firstly, there was no Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva or countless aggrieved spirits.
Secondly, this sea of bitterness was clear and pure, with the seven black mountains reflected in it.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the other side of the sea of bitterness, at the third black mountain from the left.
That was his destination. The saber manual for the Mahāmāyā Abstinence Violation Saber Technique's seventh move was hidden there.
Thirteen days of the half-month that Xu Ye gave Xiao Chen had already passed. He only had two days left.
If Xiao Chen delayed in this sea of bitterness, it would be practically impossible to obtain the saber manual.
Hence, he could not step onto this sea of bitterness without being fully confident.
Xiao Chen bent over and scooped up a puddle of clear seawater. They slid off his fingertips one by one, dripping to the ground.
Every drop of water had a vague reflection of Xiao Chen trapped in it.
"Strange, is this really a sea of bitterness?"
Xiao Chen felt doubtful. Although the many Hidden Spirit Temple disciples said that this was a sea of bitterness, Xiao Chen had seen it before. However, Xiao Chen, who had seen the true sea of bitterness, felt doubtful and did not dare to agree.
"Whoosh!"
Xiao Chen flicked his finger, and a saber light shot out. The saber light stuck close to the water and flew forward. Wherever he passed, waves would be stirred up. He pressed forward courageously, flying, flying, flying …
They were always in sight, unable to fly out of the sea.
"Interesting."
Below the Kāśyapa Buddha's golden body, Xu Ye and Yun, who were secretly observing Xiao Chen..
Below the Kāśyapa Buddha's golden body at the summit of Spirit Vulture Mountain, Xu Yun and Xu Ye, who were secretly observing Xiao Chen, revealed faint smiles.
"It looks like he cannot can walk out of this.
"If he can't get out, he can't blame us for not giving him a chance."
The two of them were more optimistic about whether Xiao Chen could obtain the Saber Manual or not; they were more relaxed.
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To the Hidden Spirit Temple, this was a win-win situation. Unfortunately, Xu Ming did not think of this.
However, just when the two concluded that Xiao Chen could not walk out of this sea, he took a step forward and calmly walked up.
"Strange … he figured it out?"
"It can't be that fast, right?"
Xu Yun and Xu Ye both revealed shock, clearly surprised.
Could it be that Xiao Chen was really going to be the first person to step on the black mountains in the past few thousand years?
Step by step, Xiao Chen showed a calm expression as he walked to the center of the sea and stopped.
Along the way, he felt a strange bitterness in his heart. His mind was filled with all the bitterness he had suffered in the past few years.
This was especially so for Liu Ruyue. She seemed to follow him like a shadow. He could not obtain her in secret. The pain of parting with love was indescribable.
It was unbearable pain, nearly breaking down.
No wonder no one could walk out. With every step, they had to endure the pain of nearly breaking down. Anyone would choose to turn back.
Turning back was the shore. However, this shore was not the opposite shore. It was returning to the starting point.
When Xiao Chen looked down, the seawater was still clear and pure. The seven black mountains were reflected in the water.
Everything looked very normal.
However, there was no reflection of himself in the water. Xiao Chen thought of the blurry scenes of himself trapped in the water droplets.
Every water droplet had his reflection. However, he could not see his reflection in the entire sea.
When Xiao Chen thought about the distance to the sea of bitterness that many of the Hidden Spirit Temple disciples mentioned, he realized that they were all different.
Xiao Chen already understood that this was not a sea of bitterness but the sea in everyone's heart.
The thousands of bitterness in one's heart condensed into a sea.
If one wanted to go up the black mountains, one had to walk out of this sea of bitterness in one's heart.
That was why he could explain why every single water droplet had his reflection trapped in it, but the entire surface of the sea did not have his reflection.
This was because this sea was Xiao Chen himself. How could it reflect him?
Why did no one walk out? This was because they could not comprehend this. They could not realize that they were in an illusion, trapped in the sea of bitterness in their hearts.
If one knew this, it would be easy to walk out.
As for how to break out, one had to close one's eyes and observe one's heart. When one saw the sea in one's heart, one would naturally be able to walk out of the sea in one's heart.
This was because Xiao Chen was not in any sea of bitterness at all. It was just an illusion that trapped him in his own sea of bitterness.
"Whoosh!"
When Xiao Chen opened his eyes again, he discovered that he was already at the foot of the black mountain.
When Xiao Chen turned his head back, he saw an indistinct expressionless Buddha statue in the distance.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, knowing that he had managed to walk out.
After checking his surroundings and confirming that he was at the foot of the third black mountain from the left, Xiao Chen relaxed.
Flowers bloomed at the foot of the black mountain. To think that rare and beautiful flowers bloomed at the foot of the black mountain in this sinful land.
"These are … Blood Spirit Flowers?"
Xiao Chen felt slightly stunned. He had seen these flowers before. The Blood Spirit Flowers contained a pure demonic nature, a natural tonic for Demonic Dao cultivators.
However, this was not important. What was important was that these Blood Spirit Flowers bloomed exceptionally beautifully.
They had existed for at least ten thousand years. When Xiao Chen looked around, he saw that the entire black mountain was covered in similar strange flowers and plants.
The Blood Spirit Flowers at the foot of the mountain were just the lowest-ranked ones.
"What a treasure mountain!"
Xiao Chen muttered to himself. He rejoiced in his heart. Now that he cultivated both Martial and Spiritual Energy, he could switch Divine Energy freely. Be it Spiritual Energy Divine Energy or Demonic Energy Divine Energy, it made no difference to him.
These natural treasures that the monks of the Hidden Spirit Temple avoided were supreme treasures in Xiao Chen's eyes.
What was even more delightful was that no one had come to this place for a very long time already. Even if someone came, they probably did not touch these demonic flowers or demonic fruits.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze through the Blood Spirit Flowers. Finally, his gaze landed on an eye-catching Blood Spirit Fruit.
Blood Spirit Flowers were extremely rare. However, it was even more difficult to harvest them. It was not easy to obtain a Blood Spirit Fruit.
Now, with a casual glance, Xiao Chen actually saw a Blood Spirit Fruit.
The ten-thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Flowers that other Demonic Dao cultivators considered supreme treasures. However, Xiao Chen did not even bother looking at them, directly picking this Blood Spirit Fruit.
After plucking this Blood Spirit Fruit, Xiao Chen thought for a while before swallowing it.
Then, he sat down cross-legged and quickly circulated his Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art.
The Spiritual Energy from the Blood Spirit Fruit flowed endlessly into Xiao Chen's Divine Energy Sea like a gushing river.
After about fifteen minutes, Xiao Chen completely refined the medicinal properties of the Blood Spirit Fruit.
When Xiao Chen opened his eyes, a spiritual light flickered in them. This Blood Spirit Fruit was at least ten thousand years old.
With this, Xiao Chen's cultivation improved by ten percent.
After all, Xiao Chen was now a 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor. Raising his cultivation by ten percent in fifteen minutes showed how horrifying it was.
However, when Xiao Chen looked at the demonic flowers and demonic fruits covering the mountain, he felt that this was nothing. If he absorbed all of them, it would be normal for him to advance to 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor within a short time.
"Even if I did not find the saber manual on this trip, I still gained a lot."
Xiao Chen stood up with a faint smile on his face. These demonic flowers covering the mountain were a huge pleasant surprise.
Venerable Xu Yun and Abbot Xu Ye probably did not expect such a surprise.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, I do not have much time left. I can only absorb the most precious of these demonic flowers and demonic fruits.
I absolutely cannot touch them unless they are ten-thousand-year-old or older. That would be a waste of time.
After making up his mind, Xiao Chen started a frenzied search on this mountain.
He did not know if these demonic flowers and demonic fruits would still be effective after leaving the black peak.
In a mere two days, Xiao Chen's cultivation soared rapidly, climbing all the way to peak 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
It looked like Xiao Chen was about to break through his bottleneck and break through his bottleneck.
Xiao Chen advanced to 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor by relying on these demonic flowers covering the mountain. However, Venerable Xu Yun and Abbot Xu Ye, who were on Spirit Vulture Mountain, started to feel anxious.
As Xiao Chen frantically hunted, cracks actually appeared on the peak of Spirit Vulture Mountain, which was filled with Auspicious Signs.
"To think that he did not think of this. We cannot let him continue. The black peak has lost too much of its demonic nature. The balance between good and evil will be lost.
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